湖南省常德芷兰实验学校学年高二英语上学期期中试题.docx

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湖南省常德芷兰实验学校学年高二英语上学期期中试题

芷兰2018年下学期高二年级期中考试

英语试题

时量：

120分钟满分：

150分第Ⅰ卷

第一部分听力（共两节,满分30分）

第一节（共5小题，满分7.5分）

1.What color is the woman's blouse?

A. Blue.B. Yellow. C. White.

2. What drink does the man want?

A. Green tea.B. Orange juice.C. Coffee.

3. Where will the woman find her cellphone?

A. In the classroom.B.In a desk drawer in her room.C. On the dining table

4. Why is the man going to the post office?

A. To post some letters.B. To see his friend.C. To buy some stamps.

5. What does the man want the woman to do?

A. To repair his computer.B. To call Sam.C. To give him Sam's phone number.

第二节（共15小题满分22.5分）

听下面一段对话，回答第6和第7两个小题。

6.Whichmightthemansupport?

A.Brushingteethtwiceaday.

B.Stoppingusinganaircondi

tioner.

C.Usingnewtechnologymore.

7. What are the speakers talking about?

A.Howtoprotecttheenvironment.

B.Howtoliveahealthylife.

C.Howtobalancetheenvironmentandtechnology.

听下面一段对话：

回答第8和第9两个小题

8.Whatistherelationshipbetweenthetwospeakers?

A.Patientandnurse.B.Husbandandwife.C.Teacherandstudent.

9.Whendidthemangotosleeplastnight?

A.At9o’clock.B.At10o’clock.C.At8o’clock.

听下面一段对话，回答第10至第12三个小题。

10. Which day does the man make a reservationfor?

A. March22nd.B. May21st.C. March21st.

11. Why doesn't the man want to reserve thesuite?

A. He wants a room with a garden view.

B. It has no bathroom.

C. It's expensive.

12. Including tax, how much should the man payfor the room?

A. 80dollars.B. 88dollars.C. 96dollars.

听下面一段对话，回答第13至第16四个小题。

13. What is the woman’s newhouselike?

A. Itisverybig.B. Itisfashionable.C. Itiswoodeninside.

14. Whichofthefollowingthingsdoesthewoman’snewhouseNOThave?

A. Adiningroom.B. Akitchen.C. Abalcony.

15. What isoneofthetatamimatroomsusedforinthewoman’shouse?

A. Abedroomforherself.B. Abedroomforherhousemate.C.Astoreroom.

16. What canwelearnaboutthewoman?

A. Shehateslivingwithahousemate.

B. Shedoesn’tlikedoinghousework.

C. Shelikesspicyfood.

听下面一段独白，回答第17至第20四个小题。

17. How oldarethegirlsintheGirlGuides?

A. Between9and14.B. Between10and14.C. Between10and15.

18. Whatcan the membersdointheGuides?

A.Havecompetitions.B. Goclimbing.C. Dohomework.

19. Whathappenedto the teacherintheGuidesonherbirthday?

A. Shehadagoodsleep.

B. Shewentcampingwithothers.

C. Shereceivedacakeandacard.

20. Whatdid the speakers doafterthebirthdayparty?

A. Sheplayedgameswithherfriends.B.ShetookashowerC.Shewentbowling.

第二部分阅读理解（共两节,满分40分）

第一节（共15小题;每小题2分,满分30分）

阅读下列短文,从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中,选出最佳选项。

A

TourtheWhiteHouse

Doyouwanttovisitthecountry’smostfamoushouse?

Hereiswhatyouneedtoknow.

Requestingatour

Publictourrequestsmustbemadeatleast21daysbeforeyourvisit.Youcanmakerequestsuptothreemonthsattheearliest.Thingsarealittledifferentforforeignvisitors.Foreignvisitorsneedtogototheirhomecountry’sembassy（大使馆）inWashington,DCforadvicefirst.

WhencanItourtheWhiteHou

se?

Toursusuallyrunfrom7:

30a.m.to11:

30a.m.TuesdaythroughThursday,and7:

30a.m.to1:

30p.m.onFridaysandSaturdays.FormoreinformationonWhiteHousetours,visittheWhiteHousetoursandeventspageorcalltheWhiteHouseVisitorsOffice24-hourinformationlineat202-456-7041.

HowtogettotheWhiteHouse?

TheclosestsubwaystationstotheWhiteHouseareFederalTriangle,MetroCenterandMcPhersonSquare.PleasenotethereisNOPARKINGnear

theWhiteHouse.Publictransportationisstronglyencouraged.

WherecanIputmybagduringthetour?

YouarenotallowedtobringyourbagintheWhiteHouse.Ifyourhotelisnearby,wesuggestleavingyourbaginyourroomduringthetour.Ifthisisimpossible,youcanaskonememberofyourtourgrouptoholdeveryone’sbags.Thatpersoncantakethetouroncehisorhergrouphasfinishedtheirs.Youcanalsoputyourbagatthebaggagelockers（储物柜）atUnionStation.ThesearenearGateA.Lockersareavailablefrom6a.m.to10p.m.everyday.Foranymorequestions,pleasecallTiburonLockersat202-898-1592.

21.Ifyou’reaforeignvisitor,______________.

A.YoumustvisityourembassyinWashingtonDCbeforeyourvisit

B.Youcanmakerequestsfourmonthsbeforevisiting

C.YouhavetoarriveinWashington,DC21daysearlier

D.YouareencouragedtodrivetotheWhiteHouse

22.WhatdoweknowabouttouringtheWhiteHousefromthetext?

A.Visitorshavetousethebaggagelockersbefore6p.m.

B.VisitorscanfindthebaggagelockersnearGateAatUnionStation.

C.VisitorscantourtheWhiteHousewiththeirbags.

D.Visitorscancall202-456-7041forinformationonbaggagelockers.

23.Thistextcanmostlikelybefoundin_________.

A.ahistorybookB.afashionmagazineC.aguidebookD.alocalnewspaper

B

WespentaweekendinParis.Wepassedahalfofthecountrytogettothecityandwereextremelysurprisedbytheemptinessaround.Ourguideexplainedthatonlythecapitalofthecountryisbusyandlively.

Thecityproducedagreatimpressionuponme!

ItisverybeautifulandistotallyunlikeotherEuropeancitiesI’vebeento!

Itischarmingandelegant.TheParisiansarereallyproudoftheirnationalityandsincerelysympathizewiththenon-French,b

utunderstandthattobeaFrenchisaprivilege（幸运）andnoteveryoneisluckyenoughtohaveit.It’sveryhardtofindasinglepersoninPariswhoiswillingtospeakEnglish,fortheycalltheFrench“frogs”.

WhatfooddoIlikeinParismostofall?

CoffeeandpizzainaFrenchrestaurant!

I’venevereatensotastyapizza!

Ilikethewaythedishesarenumbered.Youdon’thavetotellsomethinginFrench.Youjustraiseafinger（orfingers）accordingtothenumberofdishesyou’dliketoorder.InParisthedinnerisservedratherlateat8---9p.m.WeknowtheGermangetseatedwiththeirbackstowardsthestreet;theyareinterestedintheresultoftakingmealsanddon’tcarewhat’sgoingonaround.TheFrench,onthecontrary,liketowatchthepedestrians（行人）andthecarsinthestreets,sippingsomewonderfulwine.

TheFrenchliketorollalongthestreets.Parisissimplydestinedforit!

Whereelsecanoneorderthelatestfashionclothes?

Meninelegantblackcostumes?

Thinwomenintight-fittingdressesandtinyhandbags?

IlikeParis.It’sabsolutelyunique!

AndIwishImanagedtopreserveitscharmanduniquenessinoureraofglobalization!

24.HowwouldtheFrenchdescribetheEnglishaccordingtothepassage?

A.Selfish.B.CharmingC.Humorous.D.Rude

25.HowcouldtheauthoreasilyorderthedishesinaFrenchrestaurant?

A.Byraisingfingers.B.ByspeakingFrench.

C.Byreadingthenumbers.D.Bypointingtothedishes.

26.WhyweretheGermanmentionedinthethirdparagraph?

A.ToshowtheFrenchhavetheirmealsdifferently.

B.TostressthattobeaFrenchisaprivilege.

C.Toprovidesomeadviceforthetravelers..

D.Tocomparetheirdifferenttastesinmeals.

27.Accordingtothepassage,whatcouldyouenjoywhilewalkingalongthestre

etsinParis?

A.Themostexpensivecars.B.Thelatestfashionclothes.

C.Themostmodernizedbuildings.D.Theemptiestsupermarkets.

C

“Oh,mygod.Areyouserious?

”

That’sareactionIoftengetwhenpeoplehearthetaleofmychildhood.

It’sastoryIdon’toftenshare.Growingupinabadhome,Ilearnedtoprotectmyselfbynotspeakingup.I’veseldomsaidanythin

gabouthowbadlyIwastreatedandhurtasachild.

Idon’ttalkabouthowmynamewaschangedatleastthreetimes,whatitwasliketoliveinmyvan（厢式货车），orhowI’vestruggledwithanxiety,depression（沮丧）,andwantingtokillmyself.

ButIlearnedtostartspeakingupformyself.IwentontoearntwograduatedegreesandIwillcompletemydoctorate（博士学位）thisyear.I’vealsobecomeawidelypublishedauthor.So,howdidIgettowhereIamtoday?

What’shelpedmeissurroundingmyselfwithcaring,lovingpeople.I’velearnedday-to-dayskillsthroughresearch,trialanderror,andwiththehelpofskilledprofessionals.

They’vetaughtmehowtoslowdown,tobreathe,tobethankfulforwhatI’vegot.They’retheoneswhomakemygoalspossible.Theyhave

alsotaughtmetoturnmypastexperiencesintostrength---tomakethenegativesintopositives.

Myhopeisthatsharingmystorymighthelpotherstoseewhatispossibleeveninthedarkestoftimesandhelpotherstospeakout

.

Idon’tthinkI’minanywayspecialorunique.I’macommonman,nomoredeserving（值得帮助的）thananyoneelse.Butforfartoolong,I’vebeenafraidthatothersthinkI’mdamagedgoods.I’veworriedabouthowImightbetreateddifferently.

Painandfearteachustobesilent.It’stimeforthattochange.

Idon’tknowwhattomorrowmightbring.ButonethingI’velearnedisthatifwecanholdonandfindhelp,ifwefindwaystogetthroughthedayandspeakup,we’llnotonlysurvive,butbecomestrongerthanbefore.

Ourverysurvivalcanbeaninspirationallonitsown.Andwithloveofmyfriends,Ilookforwardtosomuchmorethancompletingmyeducation---Ilookforwardtothefuture.

28.Whydopeoplereactthewaytheydoafterhearingtheauthor’sstory?

A.Becausetheauthormadeupthestory.

B.Becausetheauthorhadaterribleearlylife.

C.Becausetheauthorlearnedtoprotecthimselffromchildhood.

D.Becausetheauthorwasashypersonwhodidn’tliketosharestories.

29.Whathashelpedtheauthorbecomewhoheisnow?

a.Financialhelpfromcharities.

b.Choosingpositiveandhelpfulpeopleasfriends.

c.Puttingintheefforttolearneveryd

ayskills.

d.Gettingspecialtreatmentfordepression